Ok so, I have an almost 4 week old son, a 2 year old son, a 4 year old son, and a 6 year old daughter. My 4 year old son has been potty trained for about a year and a half. About 2 weeks ago he took to pooping in the floor. I have caught him twice doing it. I am not sure what to do about it. I got on to him and made him clean it up the second time that I caught him. Do any of you have any ideas what to do about it.
On a side note my 2 year old will go and sit on the potty but I do not think that he knows what to do because he does not do anything and still does it in his undies. I took and put him in underwear for the first time since the baby has been born today and we went through only 4 pairs so maybe he did use it some. But my 4 year old was being mean to him. My two year old takes and pulls his undies down in the living room then goes to the bathroom and I caught my 4 year old holding him back by his undies. I was so upset that he would do something like that. It was the start of bullying. I told my husband about and he laughed. I did not find it funny, It seems mean to me. I am worried that we are not teaching our kids the values that I think that they should have. I mean my daughter sneaks food and hides it and lies about it. We were cleaning the play room and I noticed wrappers beside the couch and the wall and my hubby pulls the couch out and there are a ton of papers, ice cream sandwich wrappers, pop tarts, granola bars, and juice boxes. Then she tells me that it was my 4 year old who can not reach them even in a chair (except maybe the ic cream). Then my 4 year old is bullying my 2 year old. My two year old is hitting and not listneing and dares me to make him do anything. IDK maybe I am over reacting but I would rather catch it early than letting it get out of hand and have to deal with a kid like my brother. But that is another story, I am sorry that this is so long I just needed to get it off my chest and see if it is just me and if you all might have some ideas what to do with these situations.
Your 4 year old is acting out because of the new baby most likely. It's pretty common for older kids to act out when a new baby comes home.
I'd make him clean up his mess and then I'd put him in timeout or whatever it is that you do to discipline him. If that doesn't help, then start taking his toys away and make him go several days without pooping in the floor before he gets one of them back.
The fighting between your two boys is pretty common and if it's just started recently, it might be part of the acting out because of the new baby.
You really should talk ot the pediatrician about your daughter's hoarding food. That's not a normal behavior.
Quoting Daynara:
She goes through it periodically. But since she was about 2 and could open the door to the fridge she has done that. We have sent her to a theripist and all that but she still does it I have no idea what to about it any more.
You may need to start locking up the cabinets and fridge and such. They have locks you can get.
You may also want to keep track of when she's doing it to see if there's a pattern and if something may be a trigger.
Adorable Boy-Girl Moment, or Too Close for Comfort?
my son is 6 and has potty issues help!
- Daynara
on Dec. 28, 2009 at 10:24 PM